Wharram-le- Street THE are the northernmost remnant of chalk in England, deposited over a period of 30 million years, more than 65 million years ago, forming a crescent from the Estuary to Head. The Wolds are characterised by steep-sided, Heritage Trail

Kirby dry valleys incised into a rolling A trail of nine interpretation boards Grindalythe plateau of highly permeable chalk, over 11½ miles from Wharram-le-Street tilted to the south-east to form to Foxholes in the beautiful escarpments above the Vales of Yorkshire Wolds York and Pickering.

THE GREAT WOLD VALLEY , 30 miles long with its gently sloping sides and shallow gradient, is older than other Wold valleys. It was probably eroded by an ancient river before the last Ice Age.

Helperthorpe GYPSEY RACE , the most northerly OS Licence No. 100051541 chalk stream in England and the The Trail is 25 miles from York, 11 miles from only water-course in the High Scarborough and 19 miles from , between Malton and Driffield. It follows the valley Wolds, flows down the Great Wold road through nine villages from Wharram-le-Street Valley from springs at Wharram (at the junction with the B1248 Malton to Driffield and to the sea at Bridlington. road) to Foxholes (on the B1249 Scarborough to 'Gypsey' springs and streams flow Driffield road). only intermittently earning them e g

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In each of the nine villages Wharram-le-Street interpretation panels Romans in the Valley Great Wold Valley & the explore: the HERITAGE of source of Gypsey Race the area and Local interest ; Quarries and scree the underlying chalk Duggleby structure and the The Prehistoric Legacy movement of water; and Erosion of the Chalk Chalk grasslands their combined effects on the and WILDLIFE habitats. The Deserted and shrunken villages Heritage Trail relates human Great Wold Valley in a cold climate Chalk streams occupation of the Great Wold Valley to the West Lutton environment, highlighting Church and Chapel the importance of Gypsey Water supply to Gypsey Race Race as a focus of human Arable fields – animals settlement. East Lutton Cattle ranching in the Iron Age Wells and pumps Arable fields – plants

Helperthorpe From the ground up Historic flooding Weaverthorpe Foxholes Chalk woodlands The Victorian Village Butterwick The Horselads and Waggoners Tributary dry valleys The Enclosures Deformation of the chalk Churchyards Sinks and rises Urban environment Hedgerows and verges